Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 47,635	$ 20,331
Less current maturities of long-term debt	(1,849)	(959)
Long-term debt net of current maturities	45,786	19,372
Convertible Subordinated Debt \| Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures at 4.125% February 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	11,939	11,351
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	35,696	4,980
Senior secured revolving credit facility, due in January 2018 [Member] \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0	0
Senior secured revolving credit facility, due in October 2015 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 0	$ 4,000

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